Nilgai Hunting advice needed

reynolds25 · Mar 16, 2017

Hello All,

I am looking to book a Nilgai Hunt in Southern Texas this summer. I am not looking for a canned hunt. If anyone knows a good guide / outfitter down there can you please let me know.

I just spent way too much money on 5lbs of Nigai meat to see what all the hype is about before spending a small fortune on a hunt.

On another note if you know a good Elk guide out west please send them along as well.

Klunatic · Mar 16, 2017

Interesting, I have never seen one in my time hunting in Southwest TX. Looks like South TX is where they were initially introduced. Sounds like a fun hunt, check out this website http://www.wideopenspaces.com/want-to-go-nilgai-hunting-read-this-first/

MacGuns · Mar 16, 2017

Tim at MAC had a video about his hunt. 18:15 is start of kill shot.

outrider58 · Mar 16, 2017

Mostly high fence hunting. Like tho OP said, 'canned' hunt. Nothing wrong with that IMHO, as long as that is what you are expecting.

I'll give you the whole page. There are a few listings for southern Texas:

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search...texas&fr2=sb-top&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-002

Minuteman · Mar 16, 2017

that was a great hunt video, thanks for posting!

I'd love to do a trip like that.

Minuteman · Mar 16, 2017

outrider58 said:
Mostly high fence hunting. Like tho OP said, 'canned' hunt. Nothing wrong with that IMHO, as long as that is what you are expecting.

I'll give you the whole page. There are a few listings for southern Texas:

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search...texas&fr2=sb-top&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-002

I thought the host said the fences only corralled the cows (active farm), but the antelope easily jumped them? Either way, looks like fun. Probably too rich for my blood.

Biggfoot44 · Mar 16, 2017

Comes down to semantics. The perjoritive sterotype of "canned hunt" is a critter standing in a small pen.

The better outfits in Texas have the high fences enclosing thousands of acres at a time. Its enough to keep the valuable Exotics from migrating to 3 counties away, but plenty of room and cover to be substantially similar to hunting them in native habitat.

outrider58 · Mar 16, 2017

Biggfoot44 said:
Comes down to semantics. The perjoritive sterotype of "canned hunt" is a critter standing in a small pen.

The better outfits in Texas have the high fences enclosing thousands of acres at a time. Its enough to keep the valuable Exotics from migrating to 3 counties away, but plenty of room and cover to be substantially similar to hunting them in native habitat.

^^^This

davsco · Mar 16, 2017

Nilgai Hunting Advice

be berry berry quiet!

E.Shell · Mar 16, 2017

davsco said:
be berry berry quiet!

And choot 'em.

reynolds25 · Mar 17, 2017

I guess 1000s of acres would be one thing. I went on a hog hunt that was on 200 acres that was penned in and it felt more like killing than hunting. I am guessing that based on the prices for the hunts and the amount of Texans I have spoken with that have never heard of them that they are not as prevalent as some of the videos make out. Let's see what this meat tastes like and then go from there.

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